Red Bay High School, Red Bay AL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Red Bay High School

Red Bay High School serves students in grades seven through twelve in the small industrial city of Red Bay, on the Alabama-Mississippi line. The town is known for its manufacturing base, with companies like Tiffin Motorhomes, Sunshine Mills, and Gates Corporation giving the local economy an industrial character unusual for a place its size. Housing in Red Bay is more affordable than the national median, though home values have been trending downward. The city retains a traditional small-town feel with a Main Street, a city park, and civic anchors such as the Red Bay Museum and the Bay Tree Council for the Performing Arts.

The school itself is a regular public school within the Franklin County School District. Its enrollment is modest for a secondary school serving six grade levels. The student body is predominantly white, with a small share of Hispanic students and an even smaller share of Black students. Approximately three out of every five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure that places the school in a moderately high-poverty context.

Academically, Red Bay High School’s state assessment results come from the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program for a single school year, so no trend data is available yet. In English language arts, seventh graders performed at a level that most families would consider a clear strength, with a strong majority meeting proficiency. Eighth graders also showed solid proficiency in ELA, though lower than the seventh-grade cohort. In science, eighth graders performed well, with roughly two-thirds of students reaching proficiency. Math results present a more mixed picture. Seventh-grade math proficiency was below half, and eighth-grade math proficiency was markedly lower. These math numbers are a soft spot that a parent may want to discuss with the school to understand the specific supports and interventions in place. When combining all tested subjects and grades into a single proficiency index, Red Bay High School ranks above the midpoint among the two school districts in Franklin County.

The school did not have a reported four-year graduation rate in the available data. Because the school serves grades seven through twelve, a graduation rate would normally be expected, and its absence is a gap worth noting. The same holds for chronic absenteeism data, which was not available. A parent considering Red Bay High School may want to ask the school or district directly about these outcomes.

No information was provided on the school’s course offerings, advanced placement or dual-enrollment programs, staffing ratios, discipline rates, or extracurricular activities. The lack of program data makes it difficult to assess the depth of the academic pathway available beyond core subjects.

Overall, Red Bay High School is a relatively small secondary school in a manufacturing-oriented small town. Its academic profile shows a notable strength in middle school ELA and science, while math performance lags, especially by eighth grade. The school serves a predominantly white student body with a substantial share from low-income households. The available testing data is limited to a single year, so any judgment about momentum or improvement should be cautious. With key metrics like graduation rate and chronic absenteeism missing, a thorough conversation with the school would help fill in the picture for any family or resident considering this community.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 73 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

373 schools plotted. 7 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 749%

School 49% · District 29% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 27% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 774%

School 74% · District 59% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median

Grade 858%

School 58% · District 53% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median

Science

Grade 865%

School 65% · District 45% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median

This schoolFranklin County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income52%Higher-income46%6 pp gap